Spira, a Richard Erdman Sculpture, is a Quiet Unraveling of Time Spira is a singular form, not only in its fluid geometry and monumental scale, but the way it alters the perception of time. Standing before it, one feels a soft distortion—as though the spiral shape gently...
Watch the creative process of this monumental marble project unfold, starting with the extraction of large marble blocks from the Alpuan Alps near Carrara, Italy, ending with installation at a private clients new home in the United States. ...
Through several monumental projects and collaborations with renowned architects Richard Meier, Whipple Russell, and Citterio-Viel, the ever-meaningful relationship between art and architecture has become central to Richard Erdman's art practice. Architecture is the triumph of human imagination over materials, methods, and men, to put man into...
As we near the end of the summer and catch our breath, even just a little, the transition of seasons invites a pause to reflect on all that’s been in motion this year. Not only did Richard complete his largest work since Passage—the Carrara marble...
Salient sculptures are monumental yet minimalist. Richard Erdman Studios is thrilled to introduce two new sculptures carved from Carrara marble: Salient I and Salient II. Monumental in scale and presence, each piece stands at more than eight feet tall and are dramatic, self-enclosed meditations on...
Here at the studio, 2024 begins with the exciting announcement of a new sculpture commission by Melissa Morgan Fine Art: a monumental public artwork destined for Reno, Nevada. Carved from a 40-ton block of white Carrara marble quarried from the Apuan Alps, Belladonna will rise...
Nothing quite compares to seeing a work of art take its place in the world. It goes from an idea to a vision to a material reality, but the cycle is not truly complete until the work becomes integrated into its environment. The world has...
It's hard to believe that 2018 is already coming to a close — the past year has brought a wealth of new opportunities and ventures, a year of placemaking in which Richard's monumental sculpture has found homes all over the world. Installing Monumental Sculpture in Taipei The...
When Bay Area couple and private clients of Jacqueline Becker Fine Arts last visited Paris, they found themselves falling in love — with a sculpture. While taking in the Louvre's many cultural treasures, the pair became enthralled with The Winged Victory of Samothrace, the famed Hellenistic marble statue...
In the depths of the Vermont winter, Richard's monumental bronze sculpture Toulouse caught a new eye: the major work has been purchased from the West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe by a private collector in Germany....